While I don't like religion...I sure like people.
I live in a Muslim area in the UK and get along great with them.
Not once have I even talked about Islam with my neighbours it just doesn't come up, they are as British as me and love their kids as much as we all
do.
Wishing a whole group of people death is disgusting.
Shame on you.

originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: thesaneone
Yes, in the new America we must make everyone happy, while offending no one. Let's make up some scientology holidays to take off while we are at it.
Some Voodoo days too. Church of Satan probably has a few. How about Raleians? How about a day off for Branch Davidians and Heaven's Gate?

Exactly!!!!!

The douchieness must end at some point, why not this one.

Otherwise kids get every day off because a couple of peeps from left field demand it.....where will it end?

originally posted by: NthOther
Any day our children don't have to endure the state's authoritarian positivist brainwashing (sorry, "socialization") is a good day, in my humble
opinion. I'd be tickled pink if it was closed for the whole of Ramadan.

Of course, it should be noted that if we simply ended compulsory education, this debate would not ever need occur. How people have managed to convince
themselves that it's a good idea for the state to control the education of our children is completely bewildering to me. It's just a blatantly
obvious bad idea.

Christian holidays. Muslim holidays. What difference does it really make to squabble about it? When the holiday is over, you're still sending your
children back, under threat of force, to an institution designed to make them the best slaves they can be.

They've got you completely distracted and arguing about a problem they invented for that very purpose.

"
If I had it my way no religious holidays would be recognized but as it is they are. "

Yea, it can get really tricky because what about closing for Jewish holidays or any other religion's holidays? And what is considered a 'real'
religion as opposed to someone pretending to believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster as an excuse to get days off? If a people says the have a
personal relationship with God and God told them to not go to school that day should their religious belief be respected as a 'holiday' tpo?

While I don't like religion...I sure like people.
I live in a Muslim area in the UK and get along great with them.
Not once have I even talked about Islam with my neighbours it just doesn't come up, they are as British as me and love their kids as much as we all
do.
Wishing a whole group of people death is disgusting.
Shame on you.

I wished they would lose faith in their made up religion as well, and added, "which ever causes less human suffering".

Though we both know loss of faith in Islam is the only way less folks will obviously suffer , unless the islamists left kill them all for betraying
Islam, as their religion demands.....

originally posted by: beezzer
So schools have stopped with religious influences? There's going to be no more "separation of church and state" coming from certain quarters?

Okay.

Just as long as they recognize all religious holidays. Allow the 10 Commandments back where they have removed them. Allow prayer in school.

Then I'm cool with that.

No kidding ! We need to include the Buddhist holidays also. I Swear around here S.E. Asia they have some kind of Buddhist thingy going on at least
every couple of months. Schools, banks, and bars get closed and the price of playing golf goes to holiday rates !

Better yet:

Forget public schools let do the religious school stuff and that way nothing would ever have to be closed ... Could do it on a rotational basis. One
month at the local Mosque, then some type of temple, then a Church, then all will attend one day of MSM brain washing ! Keep them stupid so they do
not ask questions about their government etc etc..

After all what is fair for the one religion should be fair for them all. I am actually glad they are starting this.. Bet the kids are too.

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